Rinn Law Library
Database List
Subscription databases of particular interest to law students. A complete list of databases available to all DePaul University students may be found here.
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A
Access UN
Current United Nations documents and publications; with some full text.
Resource Type: Background Information, Government Documents
Category: International
Restrictions: DePaul Users only
No
B
BNA Research Library (organized alphabetically)
Extensive library of databases covering
antitrust, corporate law, health care, IP, international trade,
securities, tax, and others.
Resource Type: Background Information, Government Documents, Analyst Reports
Category: General
Restrictions: DePaul College of Law Users Only
Some
BNA Research Library (organized by subject)
Extensive library of databases covering antitrust, corporate law, health care, IP, international trade, securities, tax, and others.
Resource Type: Background Information, Government Documents, Analyst Reports
Category: General
Restrictions: DePaul College of Law Users Only
Some
C
CCH Intelliconnect
State and federal tax law with expert analysis; law and expert analysis in banking, energy/utilities, government contracts, securities, trade regulation and computer law; human resources management policies and practices, including law and expert analysis in the areas of benefits, safety, payroll and worker compensation.
Resource Type: Legal Research
Category: General Legal
Restrictions: DePaul Users only
Some
Chicago Building Code
Sections of Titles 13, 15, 18 and other related excerpts of the Municipal Code of Chicago for the Building Industry
Resource Type: Ordinances
Category: Illinois Legal
Restrictions: None
No
Chicago Municipal Code
Codification of the laws and ordinances governing the City of Chicago.
Resource Type: Ordinances
Category: Illinois Legal
Restrictions: None
No
Chicago Zoning Ordinance and Land Use Ordinance
Titles 16 & 17 of the Municipal Code of Chicago, and Zoning & Land Use-Related Tables
Resource Type: Ordinances
Category: Illinois Legal
Restrictions: None
No
Chronicle of Higher Education
News and job information for college and university faculty members, administrators, and students.
Resource Type: Journal Articles
Category: Higher Education
Restrictions: DePaul Users only
No
Clearinghouse Review
Via the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law (click "Clearinghouse Review" at the top of the page): a journal devoted to legal and policy papers relating to poverty law and commmunity development.
Resource Type: Journal Articles
Category: General
Restrictions: DePaul Users only
All
Contemporary Women's Issues
Provides full-text access to global information on women in over 150 countries. Indexes books, journals, newsletters, research reports from non-profit groups, government and international agencies, and fact sheets.
Resource Type: Index
Category: General
Restrictions: DePaul Users only
Some
CQ Researcher
A weekly publication that covers current and controversial issues with complete summaries, timelines and bibliographies.
Resource Type: Bibliographies, Journal Articles, Background Information
Category: Legislative History
Restrictions: DePaul Users only
Some
Credo Reference: Law resources
Legal Dictionaries and other reference books
Resource Type: Electronic Books
Category: General Legal
Restrictions: DePaul Users only
No
Criminology and Criminal Justice Encyclopedias (Sage)
Encyclopedias featuring general information on a wide variety of topics relating to criminal law
Resource Type: Encyclopedia
Category: Criminal
Restrictions: DePaul Users only
No
E
EBSCO Host
Indexes journals in many academic fields; with full text and some full-image articles. Choose an individual subject module or multiselect.
Resource Type: Journal Articles
Category: General
Restrictions: DePaul Users only
Some
EconLit
Indexes journals, books, book reviews and dissertations in economics; with abstracts.
Resource Type: Journal Articles
Category: Corporations
Restrictions: DePaul Users only
No
Economist Intelligence Unit ViewsWire
Daily updates on international business and current events in specific countries or regions from the publishers of the Economist magazine.
Resource Type: Background Information, Country Guides, Analyst Reports
Category: International
Restrictions: DePaul Users only
No
Electronic Collections Online
Indexes journals in many academic fields.
Resource Type: Journal Articles
Category: General
Restrictions: DePaul Users only
Some
F
Fastcase
Access to cases, statutes, regulations, court rules, and bar publications.
Resource Type: Legal Research
Category: General Legal
Restrictions: DePaul Users only
All
FirstSearch
Indexes journals in many academic fields; with full text and some full-image articles. Choose an individual subject module or multiselect.
Resource Type: Encyclopedias, Journal Articles, Books, Book Reviews, Conference & Working Papers, Government Documents
Category: General
Restrictions: DePaul Users only
Some
Foreign Law Guide
Current sources of codes and basic legislation in jurisdictions around the world.
Resource Type: Index
Category: International
Restrictions: DePaul Users only
No
FORENSICnetBASE
Online books on forensic science and criminal justice.
Resource Type: Electronic Books
Category: Criminal
Restrictions: DePaul Users only
All
G
Global Newsbank
Full text of international news sources, including material from wire services, broadcasts, transcripts, newspapers and periodicals.
Resource Type: Book Reviews, Broadcasts, Newspapers
Category: General
Restrictions: DePaul Users only
No
GPO FDSys
US government publications.
Resource Type: Government Documents
Category: Federal
Restrictions: DePaul Users only
Some
H
Hein Online
Law reviews and other legal materials; with full-image articles. Primarily historical; coverage varies by title. iOS users: download the Hein
Online app for your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch.
Resource Type: Journal Articles, Primary Sources
Category: General Legal
Restrictions: DePaul Users only
All
Historical Statistics of the United States
Quantitative facts of American history. Advanced searching of the tables, their documentation, and essays. Create custom tables, download as text, Excel, or CSV format.
Resource Type: Statistics
Category: General
Restrictions: DePaul Users only
No
Homeland Security Digital Library
The nation's premier collection of documents related to homeland security policy, strategy, and organizational management, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's National Preparedness Directorate, FEMA and the Naval Postgraduate School Center for Homeland Defense and Security.
Resource Type: Government Documents
Category: General
Restrictions: DePaul Users only
Some
I
IICLE SmartBooks
Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education's Illinois-specific practice guides aimed at legal professionals; includes some legal forms.
Resource Type: Electronic Books
Category: Illinois Legal
Restrictions: DePaul College of Law Users Only
No
Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals
Indexes legal literature worldwide, covering all forms of foreign (non-Anglo-American) law. Includes comparative law and legal systems, such as Islamic law; socialist law; public and private international law; and transnational commercial law.
Resource Type: Index
Category: International
Restrictions: DePaul Users only
No
IP-Watch
Non-profit independent news service reporting on the interests and behind-the-scenes dynamics that influence the design and implementation of international intellectual property policies. On-campus access only. (Faculty members: contact your library liaison to request a password for off-campus use.)
Resource Type: Current Awareness
Category: Intellectual Property
Restrictions: DePaul College of Law Users Only
No
J
JSTOR
The full text of more than 275 journals in business, social sciences, science, and the humanities. Searchable and browsable by date.
Resource Type: Journal Articles, Book Reviews
Category: General
Restrictions: DePaul Users only
All
L
Leadership Library
Directory covering government, corporations, non-profits, and more. Includes contact information, educational backgrounds, board affiliations, and areas of responsibility.
Resource Type: Directory
Category: General
Restrictions: DePaul College of Law Users Only
No
LegalTrac
Indexes law journals; with abstracts and some full text.
Resource Type: Journal Articles
Category: General Legal
Restrictions: DePaul College of Law Users only
Some
LexisNexis Academic Legal Research
A subset of the full LexisNexis research system with an interface geared towards general academic users
Resource Type: Legal Research Database
Category: General Legal
Restrictions: DePaul Users only
No
LexisWeb
Web search engine specifically tailored to finding legal information.
Resource Type: Search Engine
Category: General Legal
Restrictions: None
Some
LLMC Digital
A growing collection of full-text government documents from the U.S. Federal Executive, Judicial, and Legislative branches, as well as British Canadian Common Law.
Resource Type: Government Documents, Primary Sources
Category: General Legal
Restrictions: DePaul Users only
All
M
Making of Modern Law: Legal Treatises 1800-1926
Provides digital images of every page of 22,000 legal treatises on US and British law published from 1800 through 1926.
Resource Type: Electronic Books
Category: General Legal
Restrictions: DePaul Users only
All
Making of Modern Law: Primary Sources
Legal primary sources, such as early U.S. state codes, municipal codes, constitutional conventions and compilations, and other documents from 1620 to 1970.
Resource Type: Electronic Books
Category: General Legal
Restrictions: DePaul Users only
All
Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law
A comprehensive work covering the central and essential topics in international law.
Resource Type: Encyclopedia
Category: International
Restrictions: DePaul Users only
No
Military & Government Collection
Peer-reviewed and other scholarly journals, including those covering areas of engineering, public affairs, public policy and international affairs.
Resource Type: Journal Articles, Primary Sources, Government Documents
Category: General
Restrictions: DePaul Users only
Some
MUSE
Full-image journals in the humanities and social sciences.
Resource Type: Journal Articles
Category: General
Restrictions: DePaul Users only
Some
N
NBER Working Papers
World economic data and publications from the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Resource Type: Conference & Working Papers, Data Sets
Category: General
Restrictions: DePaul Users only
All
NetLibrary
Description: Business, nursing, computer science and psychology books, along with classic titles from literature.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Resource Type: Electronic Books
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
Business, nursing, computer science and psychology books, along with classic titles from literature.
Resource Type: Electronic Books
Category: General
Restrictions: DePaul Users only
Some
Newspaper Source
Indexes regional, national and international newspapers.
Resource Type: Newspapers
Category: General News
Restrictions: DePaul Users only
Some
P
PAIS
Indexes journals, book chapters and dissertations in international public affairs; with abstracts.
Resource Type: Journal Articles
Category: International
Restrictions: DePaul Users only
No
Passport Reference and Markets
Historical and forecasted international market data, demographic and economic statistics, consumer lifestyles and industry reports for the United States and 80 other countries. Formerly known as Global Market Information.
Resource Type: Country Guides, Data Sets, Statistics
Category: International
Restrictions: DePaul Users only
No
Population Index on the Web
Indexes journals and reports on demography; with abstracts.
Resource Type: Journal Articles
Category: General
Restrictions: DePaul Users only
No
Professional Development Collection
Provides indexing and abstracting for over 595 education journals. Full text is provided for more than 500 of these, including nearly 350 peer-reviewed titles.
Resource Type: Journal Articles
Category: General
Restrictions: DePaul Users only
Some
ProQuest
Indexes journals in many academic fields; with full text and some full-image articles. Choose an individual subject module or multiselect.
Resource Type: Book Reviews, Journal Articles
Category: General
Restrictions: DePaul Users only
Some
ProQuest Congressional
Indexes proposed laws, legislative histories and regulations; with full text and a directory of Congress.
Resource Type: Government Documents
Category: Legislative History
Restrictions: DePaul Users only
No
ProQuest Education Journals
Search the leading full-text journals in education and related fields.
Resource Type: Journal Articles
Category: General
Restrictions: DePaul Users only
Some
ProQuest Telecom
ndexes telecommunications journals; with abstracts and some full text.
Resource Type: Journal Articles, Product Reviews
Category: Telecommunications
Restrictions: DePaul Users only
Some
Public Health Reports
Journal articles covering public health topics.
Resource Type: Journal Articles
Category: General
Restrictions: DePaul Users only
All
R
Regional Business News
Provides comprehensive full text for regional business publications.
Resource Type: Journal Articles, Newspapers
Category: General News
Restrictions: DePaul Users only
Some
RIA Checkpoint: Tax
State and federal tax law with expert analysis: Federal Tax Coordinator, United States Tax Reporter, newsletters, and much more.
Resource Type: Background Information, Analyst Reports
Category: Taxation
Restrictions: DePaul Users only
Some
S
Sanborn Insurance Maps - Illinois
Provides digitized maps for most cities and towns in Illinois. The large scale plans chart the growth and development of these communities.
Resource Type: Maps, City Guides, Primary Sources
Category: General
Restrictions: DePaul Users only
All
Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
Includes Poverty Law Library containing over 500,000 legal documents and access to Clearinghouse Review, a journal devoted to legal and policy papers relating to poverty law and commmunity development.
Resource Type: Journal Articles, Government Documents
Category: General
Restrictions: DePaul Users only
Some
ScienceDirect
Indexes journals in science, health and social sciences. DePaul subscribes to a limited amount of the full text in this database; sort titles by Subscribed Journals to see which journals are available online.
Resource Type: Journal Articles
Category: General
Restrictions: DePaul Users only
Some
Shepard's Citations (via LexisNexis Academic)
Case citator
Resource Type: Legal Research
Category: General Legal
Restrictions: DePaul Users only
No
Social Science Research Network
Indexes scholarly working papers; with abstracts and some full-image papers.
Resource Type: Conference & Working Papers
Category: General
Restrictions: DePaul Users only
Some
Social Sciences Abstracts
Indexes social science, business and political journals; with abstracts.
Resource Type: Journal Articles, Book Reviews
Category: General
Restrictions: DePaul Users only
Some
Social Sciences Citation Index
Indexes references lists in social science journals. Recommended for advanced research on where authors and articles have been cited.
Resource Type: Journal Articles
Category: General
Restrictions: DePaul Users only
No
U
United Nations Treaty Collection
Includes UN and League of Nations Treaties, Multilateral Treaties deposited with the Secretary General, and other UN treaty information.
Resource Type: Treaties
Category: International
Restrictions: DePaul Users only
Some
W
Wall Street Journal
Major daily US business newspaper, via ProQuest.
Resource Type: Newspapers
Category: General News
Restrictions: DePaul Users only
No
Wall Street Transcript
The Wall Street Transcript covers all the major market sectors, containing unique information that cannot be found anywhere else to help investors make better investment decisions when choosing stocks and sectors.
Resource Type: Analyst Reports
Category: Corporations
Restrictions: DePaul Users only
All
WilsonWeb Omnifile Full Text
Provides full-text access to articles in the sciences, humanities, education and business.
Resource Type: Journal Articles
Category: General
Restrictions: DePaul Users only
Some
World Almanac
Concise resource for general facts and figures, including historical and current events, statistics and country background information. Includes four World Almanac Publications and the Funk and Wagnalls New Encyclopedia.
Resource Type: Background Information, Statistics, Encyclopedias
Category: General
Restrictions: DePaul Users only
No
WorldCat
Catalog of books and materials in libraries worldwide. An excellent first stop to get full information about a book, or to find out which libraries worldwide carry it.
Resource Type: Library Catalogs, Books
Category: General
Restrictions: DePaul Users only
No
